Combination window guard and box



Sept. 3, 1940. J. KAUFMAN COMBINATION WINDOW GUARD AND BOX WW a. a HL%%; 2 a M. H Q wim m x @H W/w hm i flfi fiflw H m m E i! g H L iii MWas! i ha \u Filed July 2, 1938 Sept. 3, 1940. J. KAUFMAN COMBINATIONWINDOW GUARD AND BOX Filed July 2. 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 i M A. MHHWHMIH WML m a 5 H y 4H h w W M 6 a a a: z g 0 a. g M 4. a I. Z I m AM imIN VENTOR.

JOSEPH KAUFMAN ATTORNEY.

Patented Sept. 3, 1940 UNE'E'ED STATES parent orrice CQMIBINATION WINDOWGUARD AND BOX Joseph Kaufman, New York, N. Y.

Application July 2, 1938, Serial No. 217,126

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a combination window box and guard, adjustableto fit windows of various sizes.

An object of this invention is to provide a de- 5 vice of the characterdescribed, having an adjustable platform on which articles may be placedand provided with an adjustable protective guard rail at the front andsides of the device.

Yet another object of this invention is to provide a strong, rugged anddurable combination device of the character described, which shall berelatively inexpensive to manufacture, easy to assemble and adjust, andwhich shall yet be practical and efficient to a high degree in use.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in parthereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will beexemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which thescope of application will be indicated in. the following claims.

In the accompanying drawings, in which is shown one of the variouspossible illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a device embodying the invention mountedon a window;

Fig. 2 is a vertical, longitudinal, cross-sectional view of the improveddevice;

Fig. 3 is a vertical, transverse, cross-sectional view thereof;

Fig. 3a is a partial, top plan view of one end of the guard;

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on line i l of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a partial, cross-sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a vertical view taken on line 6-6 of Fig. 3; and

Fig. '7 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of the guard railillustrating a modified construction.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, l designates a combinationwindow guard and box, embodying the invention, attached to a windowframe ll. Said device is made of two parts !2 and i l slidable, one withrespect to the other, to adjust the length of the device to fit windowframes of various widths.

Part i2 comprises a flat, horizontal plate l made of sheet metal. Saidplate is of generally rectangular shape but having a rear corner cutaway, as at it, forming edges H and ill. Said plate 115 has an integralupwardly extending front a wall or flange it), an upwardly extending endwall or flange 20 at the cut away end, and an upwardly extending rearwall or flange 2i. Walls i9, 26 and 2| are of the same height,preferably one or two inches.

Fixed to the plate i5 is an L-shaped strip 22, 5 having a horizontalportion 23 contacting the underside of the plate and disposed parallelto and adjacent the wall 20, and riveted thereto, as at E i. Extendingupwardly from the portion 23 is a vertical portion 25 contacting theouter sur- 10 face of flange or wall it and extending thereabove.

Fixed to the outer end. of the wall W, as by rivet 26 is a strip 2?,having a portion 28 disposed in a plane perpendicular to the plane ofsaid wall, 1 being twisted with respect to the lower portion of saidstrip just above said wall. Said portion 28 of a strip 27? is formedwith three vertically aligned spaced slots 29, for the purposehereinafter appearing.

Attached to the inner surface of wall Zll are a pair of vertical,parallel, spaced, flat, elongated strips 3i), extending to the sameheight as portion 25 of member 22. Fixed to the strips 38 and theportions 25 and 28 of members 22 and 2?, re- 25 spectively, are aplurality of similar, parallel, spaced L-shaped guard rails 32 made ofstrip metal. Each guard rail has a portion 33, parallel to and disposedsubstantially above the wall iii, a portion 3% parallel to and disposed30 above wall 2%, and a foot portion 35, disposed parallel to andsubstantially above the edge if of plate H5. The rail members 32 areriveted, as at 36, to the upper ends and to intermediate portions ofstrips 3!] and portion 25 of mem- 5 her 22. The outer ends 3'? ofportion 33 extend through aligned openings in portion 28 of member 2?,being riveted thereto, as illustrated in Fig. 5 of the drawings.

It will be noted that the strips 3t and portion '25 of member 22, aredisposed on the inside of the rail members. The foot portions 35 areprovided with openings to receive screws or the like fastening means forattaching the device to the window frame, as will be explainedhereinafter.

The wall 2! is formed with a plurality of equally spaced openings ll toreceive screws, nails or other fastening devices 32, for the purposehereinafter appearing.

Member M is substantially similar to member 50 i2, and symmetricallydisposed with respect thereto, whereby device 5 is extensible toaccommodate windows of various widths. To this end, member M comprises abottom plate a, resting on plate l5, and cut away at an opposite 55 edgecorner, as at Mia, forming edges Ila and [8a. Extending upwardly fromthe bottom plate IE1; is a rear wall ifia, contacting the inner surfaceof wall 19. At the rear of plate 55a is an upwardly extending wall 2 la, contacting the inner surface of rear wall 2 i. At the outer end ofplate |5a is an upwardly extending wall 20a, parallel to wall 25. WallslBa, 20a and 2m are of the same height as walls 18, 29 and 2|.

Fixed to the plate E50, is an L-shaped member 22a, having a horizontalportion 23a, riveted as at 2411, to the underside of said plate.Extending upwardly from said portion 23a is a vertical portion 25a ofthe same height as portion 25 of member 22.

Fixed to the inner surface of wall l9a, as by rivet 26a, is a member 21ahaving a wall 28a disposed perpendicular to the wall I 9a, and henceparallel to portion 28 of member 21. Said portion 28a, is formed with aplurality of vertically aligned slots 29a, slidably receiving theportions 33 of the guard rails 32. Fixed to the inner surface of wall20a are a pair of upwardly extending strips 36a, similar in height tothe strips 36.

Fixed to the upper ends and to intermediate portions of strips 30 andportions 25a and 28a of members 22a and. 27a, respectively, are threeparallel aligned guard rail members 320.. Each member 32a comprises aportion 33a, overlapping portion 33 of member and passing through one ofthe slots 29. The outer ends of said portion are riveted, as at 37a, toportion 28a of member Zia.

Extending from portion 33d of each member 32a, is a portion 34a,disposed parallel and above the wall 20a, and extending from eachportion Sta is a foot portion 35a, disposed parallel and above the edgeHa of plate liia and aligned with foot portions 35. The rail members 32aare fixed to the strips 32a and portions 25a of member 22a by rivetsSE64. Said foot portions 35a are formed with one or more openings toreceive screws or other fastening devices a, for attaching the member 58to a window frame. The wall 2i is formed with a plurality of equallyspaced openings Ea adapted to register with the openings 4 i.

It will now be understood that by slidably moving the parts i2 and I lrelative to one another, the different sets of openings M, Ma arebrought into registration as the width of member if] is varied toaccommodate windows of various widths. Screws 42 passing through saidregistering openings fix parts i2, 54 together in adjusted positions. Inattaching the device It to a window, the foot portions 35, 35a, contactthe outer surface of the frame, and the portion of the plates l5, l5abetween the edges l8, 18a extends between the side portions of thewindow frame.

It will now be understood that the platform, while adjustable, remainsflat. The lower ends of members 2? and 27a keep the plates [5 and |5ctin substantial contact. Various articles may be put on the platformformed by the plates l5 and i511, being retained thereon by the wallsI9, 20, 2 1, 59a, 29a and 2 id, as well as by the guard rails.

It will now be understood that the device 50 also serves as a windowguard to protect against children falling out of the window. The railsdo not materially obstruct View from the window and yet serve asprotective guards for articles placed on the platform, or againstchildren falling out of the window. The device is easily extensible tovarious positions and may be readily attached to the window in adjustedpositions. The fastening devices 40 and 40a amply serve to stronglyanchor the device IE] to the window frame.

In Fig. '7 there is illustrated a modified form of guard rail. Eachoverlapping or mutually contacting portion 50 and 5| of the guard railsmay be formed with spaced openings 50a and 5m, respectively, to receiveattaching bolts 52 for fastening the guard rails together in variousadjusting positions.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which theseveral objects of this invention are achieved, and which is welladapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention,and as various changes might be made in the embodiments above set forth,it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in theaccompanying drawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in alimiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A combination window guard and box comprising a pair of extensibleparts, one part having a bottom plate, a member extending upwardly fromthe front of said bottom plate and formed with a plurality of openings,a member extending upwardly from one end of said bottom plate, aplurality of L-shaped horizontal rails, each having a portion alignedwith the front of said plate, and a portion aligned with the end of saidplate, said rails being fixed to said upwardly extending members, saidother part having a bottom plate mounted on said first bottom plate, amember fixed to the front of said second bottom. plate and extendingupwardly therefrom and formed with openings slidably receiving the firstportions of said rails, a member fixed to and extending upwardly fromthe end of the bottom plate of said second part, and a plurality ofL-shaped, horizontal rails fixed to the upwardly extending portions ofsaid second part and each having a portion aligned with the end of thebottom plate of the second part, and a portion aligned with the front ofthe bottom plate of the first part, said last portions extending throughthe openings in the first upwardly extending member of said first part,and means for attaching said parts to a window frame.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a pair of extensibleparts, one part having a bottom plate provided with an upwardlyextending rear wall, an upwardly extending front wall, and an upwardlyextending end wall, a pair of vertical members attached to the frontwall and extending upwardly therefrom, one of said members being formedwith a plurality of vertically aligned slots, a pair of vertical membersattached to the side wall and extending upwardly therefrom, a pluralityof guard rails fixed to said verti cal members and each having a portionsubstantially aligned with the front wall, and a portion substantiallyaligned with said end wall, said other part comprising a bottom platecontacting the top surface of the first bottom plate, and provided witha rear wall contacting the inner surface of said first rear wall, and afront wall contacting the inner surface of said first front wall and anend wall, parallel to said first end wall, a pair of members fixed toand extending upwardly from the front wall of said second part, one ofsaid members being formed with a pluraiity of vertically aligned slotsslidably receiving the first mentioned portions of the guard rails, apair of vertical members extending upwardly and fixed to the end wall ofsaid second part, a plurality of guard rails fixed to the upwardlyextending members of said second part, and having portions aligned withthe front wall of said second part and extending through the slots inthe slotted member of said first part, portions aligned with the endwall of said second part, and means for attaching said device to awindow frame.

3. A device of the character described, comprising a pair of extensibleparts, one part having a bottom plate provided with an upwardlyextending rear wall, an upwardly extending front wall, and an upwardlyextending end wall, a pair of vertical members attached to the frontwall and extending upwardly therefrom, one of said members being formedwith a plurality of vertically aligned slots, a pair of vertical membersattached to the side wall and extending upwardly therefrom, a pluralityof guard rails fixed to said vertical members and each having a portionsubstantially aligned with the front wall, and a portion substantiallyaligned with said end wall, said other part comprising a bottom platecontacting the top surface of the first bottom plate, and provided witha rear wall contacting the inner surface of said first rear wall, and afront wall contacting the inner surface of said first front wall and anend wall, parallel to said first end wall, a pair of members fixed toand extending upwardly from the front wall of said second part, one ofsaid members being formed with a plurality of vertically aligned slotsslidably receiving the first mentioned portions of the guard rails, apair of vertical members extending upwardly and fixed to the end'wall ofsaid second part, a plurality of guard rails fixed to the upwardlyextending members of said second part, and having portions aligned withthe front wall of said second part and extending through the slots inthe slotted member of said first part, and portions aligned with the endwall of said second part, the portions of said guard rails aligned withthe end walls of said bottom plates having inwardly extending feetformed with openings to receive fastening means for attaching saiddevice to a window frame.

JOSEPH KAUFMAN.

